John Bernatovicz joined me to talk about his journey to writing his best-selling book HR Like a Boss. We cover a lot of ground from his early days at ADP, to a great story about how he beat Tiger Woods in a golf tournament, how he founded Willory and finally the main topic: How to HR Like a Boss. It’s a really fun and engaging conversation with a great leader and voice in the HR Space.

Our Guest: John Bernatovicz, Founder, Author, Speaker

Email: john@willory.com

Company: Willory

LinkedIn: John Bernatovicz

HR Like a Boss Podcast

HR Like a Boss Community and Book

Mentioned in the show:

• What John’s Listening to: John's Playlist

Where to find your host Tom Horne and Tom’s Engaging HR

LinkedIn: Tom Horne

Email: Tom.horne@gmail.com

Personal Twitter: @TomsEngagingHR

Podcast Twitter Page: @EngagingHRPod

Youtube: @Tom’s ENGAGING HR

Instagram: @TomsEngagingHRPod

TikTok: @Toms.engaging.hr

Facebook: Tom’s Engaging HR Podcast

THANK YOU:

Intro and Theme song for Tom’s Engaging HR is “Better” by Break Signals. Break Signals just released their first studio album “A Steady Frequency” and it absolutely rocks, check it out here: Break Signals: A Steady Frequency

• Fun fact, the song “That Guy”, which is also on the album, was inspired by a magician that was hanging around outside The HR Technology Conference in 2022

Thanks to Jon Thurmond for your mentorship and help getting the podcast off the ground. I appreciate you lending the voice for the introduction as well!

Karl Pawlewicz: He was integral with helping with our logo, social media, and answering my 1,000 questions while building out the show. I appreciate you and your friendship for over 20 years, you’re the man!